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Ketamine’s Antidepressant Effects Tied to Opioid System in the Brain

Neuroscience NewsAugust 29, 2018

Researchers report ketamine's antidepressive effects require activation of opioid receptors in the brain. The study highlights the interaction between depression, pain and opioid addiction. ... Read More...

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New Vaccine Technology Shows Promise as a Tool to Combat the Opioid Crisis

Neuroscience NewsDecember 18, 2017

A new vaccine blocks the effects of heroin by preventing the drug from crossing the blood-brain barrier. Researchers believe the vaccine could be helpful in curbing the opioid epidemic.... Read More...

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New Drug Shows Potential As Different Kind of Antidepressant: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsNovember 6, 2017

A new compound known as BU10119 blocks kappa opioid receptors, creating an antidepressant effect in mice, researchers say. ... Read More...

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Why Can’t Cats Resist Thinking Inside the Box?

Neuroscience NewsOctober 8, 2017

Researchers look at the reason behind why cats like to squeeze into confined spaces, even virtual boxes.... Read More...

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Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll Chemistry in the Brain

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 8, 2017

Using a drug used to help treat addiction, researcher report exposing people to their favorite songs no longer elicit feelings of pleasure.... Read More...

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Dopamine Replacement Therapy Associated with Increase in Impulse Control Disorders Among Early Parkinson’s Disease Patients

Neuroscience NewsAugust 15, 2014

Anxiety and depression are more common in newly diagnosed Parkinson's patients than in the general population, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Researchers Point to Brain’s ‘Dark Side’ as Key to Cocaine Addiction

Neuroscience NewsJune 12, 2013

A new study provides evidence that the central amygdala, an area of the brain associated with emotion, plays a major role in sustaining cocaine addiction.... Read More...

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Mechanisms underlying early life stress and irritable bowel syndrome discovered

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Ketamine’s Antidepressant Effects Tied to Opioid System in the Brain

New Vaccine Technology Shows Promise as a Tool to Combat the Opioid Crisis

New Drug Shows Potential As Different Kind of Antidepressant: Mouse Study

Why Can’t Cats Resist Thinking Inside the Box?

Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll Chemistry in the Brain

Dopamine Replacement Therapy Associated with Increase in Impulse Control Disorders Among Early Parkinson’s Disease Patients

Researchers Point to Brain’s ‘Dark Side’ as Key to Cocaine Addiction